PushPullGive is a fitness studio and social enterprise in Tiong Bahru, built on the idea of combining a passion for fitness with a passion for giving back. Established in late 2016, the studio sums up its community in three words: fitter, stronger, kinder. Members of every experience level are guided by skilled trainers through functional and bodyweight-based training designed to build strength, mobility and confidence.
Training here rests on a belief that the human body is extraordinary and that people should move freely, confidently and without pain. The program line-up reflects that: calisthenics classes, functional classes, reformer pilates and one-on-one personal training, with workshops and events rounding out the calendar. Newcomers can sample the full class schedule with a one-week unlimited pass.
The coaching team is deeply certified, with credentials from FISAF, ACE, NCSF, NSCA and WSWCF among others, and is led by managing director Stephanie, operations director Jordan and co-founder Razif, who heads the social impact side of the business. As a social enterprise, PushPullGive focuses its impact work on skill development for disadvantaged individuals through a traineeship program and on services that improve the well-being of at-risk youths and seniors in Singapore — so every booking contributes to something beyond the workout.
On Yong Siak Street in Tiong Bahru, PushPullGive runs on a simple pairing: push and pull for the body, give for the community. Established in late 2016, the studio was founded on an idea its team still returns to — combining a passion for fitness with a passion for giving back. The result is a space where people of every experience level build strength, mobility and confidence, while the business quietly works to empower disadvantaged individuals across Singapore.
Its motto says it plainly: fitter, stronger, kinder. That philosophy shapes the training as much as the mission. PushPullGive has a deep interest in bodyweight movement, and its team believes human beings should move freely, confidently and without pain. Classes and personal training therefore focus on the foundations — core strength, functional muscle and mobility — rather than quick fixes or one-size-fits-all routines.
Members can choose from four core programs. Calisthenics classes use bodyweight training to develop strength, skill and control. Functional classes take that strength and apply it to the way people actually move through daily life. Reformer pilates works on deep core strength, alignment and controlled mobility. And for members who want individual attention, personal training offers one-on-one coaching tailored to specific goals and experience levels.
Around the regular timetable, workshops and events give members the chance to learn new skills and connect with the community beyond their usual classes. Newcomers are looked after too: a one-week unlimited pass opens up the full class schedule, making it easy to sample calisthenics, functional training and reformer pilates before settling into a routine.
Whatever the format, no prior experience is required. The studio stresses that skilled trainers guide members through functional and bodyweight-based training at every level, scaling sessions so beginners and long-time movers can train side by side.
The coaching bench is unusually well credentialed. Managing director Stephanie is a FISAF-certified personal trainer, an ACE-certified group fitness instructor, a 200-hour yoga teacher and a Pilates mat and reformer instructor. Operations director Jordan is an ACE-certified personal trainer. Co-founder Razif, who directs the social impact side of the business, is an NCSF-certified personal trainer, a WSWCF-certified calisthenics trainer and a 200-hour yoga teacher.
They are joined by Erin, the studio's strength and mobility coach, who holds NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credentials, Trigger Point certifications at levels 1 and 2 and a 200-hour yoga teaching qualification, and by Angela, the community manager and coach, who is an ACE-certified personal trainer. That blend of calisthenics, strength, mobility, yoga and pilates expertise is exactly what you would expect from a studio that treats movement as a whole-body, whole-life skill.
The give in PushPullGive is not a marketing line. As a social enterprise, the studio focuses its impact work on two areas: providing skill development for disadvantaged individuals through a traineeship program, and delivering services that improve the well-being of at-risk youths and seniors in Singapore. Every booking and membership feeds that mission, which gives the everyday act of showing up for a workout a second purpose.
Members appear to feel the difference. Serene, one of the studio's regulars, says the sessions leave her energised and fitter, with a strong mind to match a strong body. Dennis, who has trained at PushPullGive for a year, credits the studio with noticeably better strength and flexibility — precisely the kind of steady, functional progress the method is designed to produce.
The Tiong Bahru studio on Yong Siak Street can be reached easily from around the neighbourhood, and classes are reserved in advance through PushPullGive's online booking system. For members elsewhere in the city, the studio's website also lists locations on Kampong Bahru Road and Kreta Ayer Road, each run with the same programs and the same community spirit.
For anyone after a gym that takes both movement and meaning seriously, PushPullGive makes a straightforward offer: come move better and feel stronger, and help make a difference while you do. A week of unlimited classes is enough to know whether it fits — and by most accounts, for many people, it does.